good morning, america. a guan opened fire on a youth y. camp. at least 84 people killed. it was a horrific scene. teens trapped on an island with a killer just hours after a bomb rocks that country's capital. was that just a diverse? we are live from norway and we'll hear from the survivor who faced down the gunman. boiling point. it is the epic heat wave that will not quit. triple digit as cross the country. the death toll is rising and this morning the question, will the power grid buckle and when will this thing end? plus, look at this. new video this morning of two babies trapped in a hot car. we'll show you how these teenagers busted them out. no deal. speaker of the house john boehner walks out on talks with

president obama to raise the country's debt limit. they were so close to a deal but now it is a tense blame game as each side lashes out at the other. and we need a hero. a horrible bus accident on a busy highway. but remarkably few people hurt thanks in part to the heroic actions of one soldier who rushed into the fire to save people. we now know who he is and you will not believe where he is now. there is a lot of news in america this morning. including what they're calling a heat dome or rather colorful term that is hovering menacingly over much of the country. 28 states under heat advisories or warnings and then there is the big story out of washington this morning. after another dramatic breakdown in the debt ceiling talks, the president is now demanding that

congressional leaders come to the white house this morning as we answer the home stretch of a political showdown during which the entire economy which affects all of us is essentially being held hostage. >> remember that august 2nd deadline around the corner. a lot of finger pointer between the president and speaker. we begin oversdaes where we're just beginning to understand the scope of the shocking twin attacks in norway. at least 84 people were killed at that youth camp on an island where a gunman dressed as a police officer went on a horrific rampage and opened fire at everyone in sight and for many the only escape was the water. take a look at this video. so startling teenagers swimming for their lives. >> just a couple of hours before this at least two blasts tore through buildings in the capital city of oslo. such an unlikely target for terror. norway is a tiny, tiny country, the place where they hand outut the nobel peace prize. this morning, we now know who is behind the attacks, a

32-year-old norwegian man and police say this is a case of domestic terrorism with no link to islamic terrorists. >> deadliest attack on that country since world war ii. right over to miguel marquez who has the latest from utoya island outside oslo. good morning, miguel. >> reporter: good morning, bianna. what you're looking at is this island w wre this toto place, a sharp contrast to the beauty. the prime minister of the country now calling this a national tragedy. the gunman dressed as a policeman arrived on utoya island where hundreds of teenagers were gathered. he was dressed as a policeman he says. he was trying to insure us he was trying to help us. he kept saying come here. he had a rifle or sniper's weapon he was using to shoot at us. it was total chaos. many tried to swim to safety but the gunman armed with several weapons was able to shoot them as they swam. the shore of this once idyllic lake became a horrific triage

area. body after body pulled from the lake. the boats and helicopters couldn't move the dead and injured fast enough. people were jumping out of windows and running everywhere he says, in all directions terrified for their lives. most people ran towards the water hiding behind stones or small hills. the shooting started about two hours after a massive bomb shattered downtown oslo. the prime minister's office was targeted. at least seven people were killed there. police have identified the shooter as a 32-year-old norwegian and christian fundamentalist. state television has identified him as anders breivik. initial law enforcement le worldwide suspected islamic terrorists of carrying out this attack. for people here it comes as a bigger shock that it was one of their own. my childhood paradise, he says yesterday, was transformed into hell. the shooter has been charged with two counts of dangerous crimes. police say the investigation is

still open. they're trying to determine an exact motive and whether he was working with anyone. bianna? >> and such a horrific story. our thanks to miguel marquez for that. joining me now on the phone is adrian prakan working o o the island of utoya and was shot by the gunman. thank you so much for joining us this morning. what an intense day it must have been for you. can you describe what you were doing and where you were when you started hearing shots fire. >> we just finished our meeting for all people on the island because there had just been a bomb attack in oslo which we informed the rest of the people on the island about. >> so you were just getting word of what happened at the capital and as we mentioned you were actually shot by the gunman. you came face to face with him. what was that moment like?

>> to be honest it was extremely fright frightening. it was a moment when you think that you may be all ready to die but still you're not. you want to keep fighting for life so i asked him please don't shoot me and he turned away. >> and what was his demeanor like at that moment? >> actually hard to tell because i saw him several times but the time he shot me i didn't see him but he was dressed like a police officer. >> dressed like a police officer and you along with many others at the camp we learned actually jumped in the water and starting swimming away. you said you almost drowned just because of the weight of your clothing. >> yeah, that's correct because it was raining that day so i had some heavy clothing on me and i didn't have time to take it off so i just jumped in the water

hoped for the best i swam for maybe 100 meters and had to return back because i was exhausted and that's when he first spotted me. he was aiming the gun about right at my face from a distance of maybe five meters, and that's when i prayed for him not to kill me and that's when he started shooting at the people that tried to swim over to the other side. >> and so i'm assuming that there's no security, there aren't police stations, what have you, law enforcement onhe island throughout the camp? >> no, this islands small. it's an island that just fits maybe a thousand people. >> how are you feeling now having been wounded? >> i'm not very concerned about my own wound. i am actually more concerned about the people and my friends and colleagues that i have lost.

>> such devastating news. adrian, we appreciate your time this morning. our thoughts and prayers go out to you and your friends and everyone in norway. thank you for joining us. >> thank you very much, thank you. >> just horrific images. we go now to dan outside in the sweltering city sidewalks with our other big story, of course, that's the heat. dan, is it hot out there. >> bianna, sleeves rolled up. i got to tell you it's early and it's already incredibly hot and this is going to be a scorcher. now starting our coverage of this massive heat wave that is making millions miserable across the country. we're looking at really high temperatures today. let me tell you a little about yesterday here in new york we were reminded of that old '60s song "hot town, summer in the city" as we hit 104 degrees. that's 2 degrees short of the all-time record. baltimore topped that at 105 and it got to 103 in boston. all this causes some serious problems as we madly run our fans and our air conditioners, it's pushing the power grids to

the limit. abc's t.j. winick is outside of a power station in downtown manhattan. t.j., good morning to you. >> reporter: dan, good morning. this plant distributes power where it's needed during the workweek, that means mostly businesses but on a scorcher like today that will mean mostly power ho private homes. power consumption has truly been off the charts. the big apple was a bakedpple friday when the mercury hit 104, the hottest day the city has seen in 35 years. on this manhattanlock the heat knocked this woman off her feet and power to several buildings. >> how much money do you think you're losing today if it stays closed all day? >> $5,000. >> reporter: $5,000? no new yorkers are sweating out this heat wave more than utility crews working around the clock to maintain the power grid. the city broke its all-time record for power usage by 1:00 p.m. friday.

>> this is as hot as new york city gets. >> reporter: when we stopped by con ed's emergency response center at 3:00 p.m. it had broken it yet again. how impressed should i be by the number. >> we've been in this business since thomas edison started it in 1882. none of us have seen that number. >> reporter: new york was not alone yesterday. newark, new jersey, an all-time record at 108. in philadelphia, at 103 degrees gazing through the window at the famous liberty bell was better than the alternative. in the chicago area, the heat may be responsible for at least six deaths including an 18-year-old boy. he was riding his bike and running and may not have drunk enough water. outside boston which topped out at 103, the er at framingham hospital has seen twice as many patients. >> deaths from heat is greater than death from tornadoes or hurricanes or from the cold. >> reporter: back in manhattan, armed with my infrared

thermometer i discovered some truly breathtakingnumbers. this manhole cover, 139 degrees. this entire jungle gym right now is empty. no kids. no the a big surprise when you consider the slide here is 120 degrees. >> it's been horrrrle. i can't stand this weather. i'd like to move to the arctic. this is impossible. >> reporter: and doctors warn in these extreme conditions our bodies even at rest can lose a quart of fluid an hour so they remind us to dress in light clothing. don't go outside unless you have to and, of course, drink plenty of water. dan. >> good reminder, t.j.,hank you. now to somebody who knows a little something about existing in temperatures above 100 degrees. amber sullins, the meteorologist from abc 15. welcome. you got here last night and have been tracking temperatures every step of the way. >> it's hot, of course, talking point humidity but at least

usually when we get these heat waves we cool down overnight. that's not the case this time. as the sun began to set, the heat wasn't going anywhere. it's now 7:00. i've made it to times square. let's see how hot it is out here. 108 degrees right now. it is now 9:00, the sun's been down for a good half an hour and it's still clearly 110 degrees out here. all the heat of the day being stored in the con treat. 4:30 in the morning, the sun has been down for 8 hours now and still feeling like 89 degrees out here. all right. so, yeah, the heat was on. you could see just how hot it was by the makeup melting off my face. let's talk about those temperatures and where they're going to stand today and where they stand right now. first of all, we're looking at the heat index this morning. we'll see places like richland and raleigh feel like the mid-80s, philly and new york, uppeper s.

the temperatures are really going to soar. here's a look at highs in the heat zone. actual temperatures, 100 plus, of course, feeling more like 115 plus with records to be set again today in d.c., new york and philly. now, we are going to be tracking a series of cool fronts that will drop temperatures, so for nyc, 100 degrees possibly a record today. we're down to about 80 by the time we kick off next week so there is some good news. >> i like that. still look great with melteted makeup. thank you, amber. one more note on the heat. we've all seen these terrible stories about young children trapped in cars during a heat wave. now an extraordinary piece of video has just surfaced. this is from last summer in washington state but it is a powerful reminder of the dangers we're facing right now. it started with a group of teenagers out filming themselves skateboarding when suddenly. >> can i use your skateboard. there's kids inside.

>> a mother accidentally locked her babies in the car. the kids went into action immediately trying to bust through the window. >> please. >> it took several hits. >> hurry up. >> do it, man. >> when the boards didn't work they found a tool that would definitely do the trick. finally busting through the mother immediately rushed in for her baby. both were healthy and fine. incredible story and we're happy that it had a happy ending. we'll have much more on the heat later in the show because amber is going to stay outside here in the soup while i go back inside. now back to bianna who has the latest on those broke down debt ceiling negotiations. >> that is right. hot outside and hot in washington right now where a huge setback last night. the debt deal talks collapsed again. the so-called grand bargain now seems to be off the table and both sides are exchanging strong

words and president obama has called congressional leaders to the white house this morning to try to restart the talks. david kerley is there for us this morning with more and, david, it sounds as if the breaking point came down to an additional $400 billion in revenue that the administration was pushing for. >> reporter: taxes. in fact the speaker said the president was demanding to raise taxes. all those leaders will be back to start talking again and run into a president who said the american public is fed up and from his angry tone you could tell the president seemed to be fed up. >> i just got a call from speaker boehner who indicated that he was going to be walking away from the negotiations that we've been engaged in. >> reporter: yes, there was anger in the president's voice as he railed at the failure to put together a deal with the speaker john boehner to cut the debt by more than $3 trillion. the president suggested he's dealing with a runaway bride. >> i've been left at the altar now a couple of times. one question the republican

party has to ask itself is can they say yes to anything? >> reporter: the white house says it was very close to a deal just two days ago. the two sides had agreed on a trillion dollars in cuts to general government spending. $650 billion in cuts to entitlements, medicare, medicaid and social security which democrats were screaming about. and the two sides also agreed to tax reform which would mean another $800 billion in revenues. >> this was an extraordinarily fair deal. if it was unbalanced, it was unbalanced in the direction of not enough revenue. >> reporter: and that may have been the problem. earlier in the week a bipartisan group of senators suggested even more revenues could be raised and suddenly according to republicans, the president wanted more. $400 billion more. >> the white house moved the goalpost. there was an agreement on some additional revenues until yesterday when the president

demanded $400 billion more, which was going to be nothing pore than a tax increase on the american people. >> reporter: there was theater too. the president complaining that the speaker wouldn't return his calls. >> we have run out of timee and they are going to have to explain to mee how it is that w are going to avoid default. >> reporter: of course, there's been another plan in the works, a smaller plan to give the president the approval to raise the debt ceiling on his own. now, it sounds like the big deal is off but the president says he's still open to do it. he didn't walk away, he says, boehner did so he's willing to continue to talk about that deal with time running out, though, bianna, i think they'll talk mumu smaller. >> no doubt a tense meeting. david, thank you following all the developments for us. now for a check at the morning's other top headlines. ron claiborne. >> dan, nice and cool in here. nearly 4,000 workers at the aviation administration are facing furlough. the agency's funding ran out at

midnight after lawmakers failed to reauthorize. the shutdown will not affect air safety. passenenrs may be able to catch a break because airlines won't be able to raise certain taxes. a cleveland man is facing the death penalty after being convicted of killing 11 women. 51-year-old ex-marine anthony sowell was found guilty. the bodies were found buried in his home and backyard two years ago. encouraging signs of recovery from the san francisco giants fan beaten nearly to death outside dodgers stadium. the family of bryan stow says he opened his eye, triesed to give a thumbs up and even mouthed his last name on friday. this comes as l.a. police announced the arrest of two suspects in the brutal beating. they are held on $500,000 bail each. finally, tired o of this he, dan, how about some snow? parts of chile were buried under several feet of snow in some places piled higher than five -- seven feet. the government has declared a catastrophe in several cities and one called it a white

earthquake. looks mighty appealing right now. >> nostalgic for february. >> winter wonderland. >> don't forget how bad winter was. let's go back out to amber sullins. >> you left her outside. >> i did. it's actual and unusual. amber, what do you got for us. >> talking about that heat before. we also have this to track. some severe storms that rolled through chicago. more than a half a foot of rain fell in two hours overnight. take a lookk at this video. again live look of those stormy skies out there. severe storms in the forecast for the midwest to the northeast. gusty winds, large hail, maybe even isolated to >> feels like the mid to upper 80's. dewpoint in the 70's. stay thatan will way. cool relief up in the northeast. see if the showers, our way.

today, look for temperatures around 100 degrees. feel like 111. tomorrow, mid 90's. . >> more on the heat wave still to come. bianna? >> all right. amber. ooh. she's got long sleeves on. >> i feel guilty. >> you left her outside. >> coming up, the latest disaster for the schwarzenegger family. what happened to their youngest son when he was out boogie boarding. you will hear maria shriver's 911 call coming up. the army sergeant on leave who rescued victims of a burning bus when it was hit by a tractor trailer on the highway. meet the lady with 700 cats. i didn't say 7. 700 cats. she says she is not crazy. what she does, however, is crazy. crazy generous perhaps we'll show you the sanctuary she has built. >> wow.

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this woman takes the cake. we've heard the term crazy cat lady. we'll introduce you to a woman in california who has 700 cats. she says she is completely sane. she actually has a very good reason for having so many cat. >> she does. it looks -- it looks a little fun. >> anything is fun with that music in the background. >> i'm worried about the odor issues. >> a man who loves cats. 700 takes the cake. >> it's a lot. >> good morning, america. i'm bianna golodryga. >> and i'm dan harris. this is saturday, july 23rd. the soldier they're calling a hero, not for what he did on the battlefield but for what he did right here when he witnessed a horrific bus crash on a highway in new york state. he disappeared without giving ybody his name after he did

his heroic deeds but we now know who he is and where he is, which might surprise you. >> could have been a lot more fatalities had it not been for him stepping in. also more drama for a family that really doesn't need any right now. yeah, he's awake and breathing. he can't move. he's having trouble breathing. >> that is maria shriver's call to 911 after her and arnold schwarzenegger schwarzenegger's 13-year-old son was badly injured in a surfing incident? we'll start with that horrific terror attack in such an unusual place, the sleepy little european country of norway. the death toll has gone up significantly and know the gunman killed scores of young people at this summer camp after allegedly setting off bombs in the capital city. police now say at least 91 people have been killed. our abc's miguel marquez is on the story this morning.

miguel? >> reporter: good morning, dan. this is the idyllic scene that turned into an absolute nightmare. that gunman a 32-year-old still in police custody. got on to that island, witnesses say, dressed as a politicianman. they believed him. many of those teenagers ran toward him as he shot them dead. others tried to escape by swimming off the island and he was able to literally pick them off in the water just a horrific, horrific scene here. police now say that divers have searched the bottom of that lake all night long and at this point they are even considering bringing in a submarine to look for more victims. dan? >> all right, miguel, thank you for your reporting on what is truly a horrific story. one that continues to develop. let's go to ron claiborne once again with the look at the morning's other headlines. good morning. >> good morning, everyone. in the news there will be another oppressively hot day for tens of millions of american, most of the east coast will bake under triple-digit temperatures and scattered blackouts and

today's forecast in a moment. a gasoline tanker truck exploded in flames near boston. the driver killed. four others injured and three nearby buildings were set on fire. the pro football players union is meeting to consider the labor settlement. if players association feel they've resolved the remaining issues the playess could vote as soon as today or tomorrow. finally there is a new addition at zoo atlanta. you like this one. this baby giraffe was born friday morning. it, didn't have a name, maybe it's called it stands around six foot t tl. and weighs, as i was saying about 150 pounds. >> healthy baby. >> are able to walk within two hours of birth, six feet tall, 150 pounds at birth. time for the weather and amber sullins. >> good morning. we have 28 states under some kind of a heat advisory again today. from texas and the plains up to

the midwest and over to the east, here's a look at today's heat indices. this that heat zone looking at mid-90s to low triple digits for the most part, d.c., about 103 this morning. take a look at where it'll end up. feeling like 114 in d.c., 115 in dallas and louisville. over to the west coast things look gorgeous but more monsoon storms in the mix for the southwest and there's a look at your saturday outlook, again, the heat will be the big story, severe weather for the midwest >> another stifling daon record temperatures. for temperatures around 100 deees. 112-1 -15. >> and the heat is going to break over the next couple of days. new york back in the 80s by monday. le maria shriver and arnold

schwarzenegger have had their fair share of drama. now their 13-year-old son was seriously injured in a surfing incident and in the hospital in intensive care. david wright has the story. >> los angeles county fire department. >> reporter: maria shriver made the 911 call herself. last sunday from her malibu beach house. >> it's like a boogie board accident. i think. he can't move off the beach. maybe like broken ribs or something like that. >> can you see it from your house. >> yeah, it's my son. >> how old is your son. >> 13. >> reporter: christopher schwarzenegger apparently suffered multiple broken bones and a collapsed lung. >> as far as you know is he awake and breathing. >> yeah, he is awake and breathing. he can't move. he's having trouble breathing. >> reporter: he was taken to ucla medical center where tmz spotted his famous father coming for a visit a moment of crisis trumping marital differences. >> martha is basically sleeping at the hospital as you might if your child was in this serious

an accident. she's been there round the clock. arnold has been there too. >> reporter: they issued a joint statement, while it's been a tough week, christopher is surrounded by his family and friends, they said. he's a brave boy and is expected to make a full recovery. >> the two of them are united in everything having to do with hair children. >> reporter: bad timing then that schwarzenegger's lawyers should choose this of all weeks to file his response to shriver's divorce papers asking the court to deny her spousal support and indicating she'll have to pay her own attorneys' fees. >> par for the course. it's either his lawawr posturing or simply trying to protect his rights. >> reporter: maybe so, but for shriver it must have made this a very tough week. david wright, abc news, los angeles. reminded what a dangerous sport that is too. >> a tough week for her on top of a tough year. now to the story of a soldier who showed true valor, not in a war zone but in a

domestic disaster zone. a fiery bus crash on a highway in new york state. >> he ran onto a burning bus and helped pull several people to safety. then he disappeared before anyone could get his name. but we tracked him down and abc's dan kloeffler has the story. >> reporter: the scene was terrifying. this cell phone video taken just moments after a tractor trailer crashed into a canadian tour bus heading for new york city. >> obviously my concern was getting the help there. >> reporter: as passengers tried to escape, a hero to the rescue, 28-year-old sergeant jacob perkins driving just behind the accident pulled over and rushed into the burning bus pulling people out. >> just went on the bus to make sure that everybody had gotten off and helped a couple people off and pushed back as far as i could until just got too hot and

i had to get out. >> reporter: after helping first responders get control, sergeann perkins selflessly drove two victims to a aearby hospital to meet a family member. there was miraculously only one fatality. the driver from the tractor trailer and two seriously injured out of the 52 passengers on board. >> i'm very surprised that there weren't more fatalities on that bus and there weren't more seriously hurt than the two. >> reporter: modestly avoiding the media spotlight sergeant perkins continued driving with a singular focus to, make it home to missouri in time for his daughter's birthday. >> it's just go homee and seeee family. >> reporter: for "good morning america," dan kloeffler, abc news. >> a hero and a wonderful father at that. we tried to reach out and have him on as a live guest. his daughter takes precedence. we agree with him. sergeant, our hats off to you. coming up on "good morning america," the ultimate cat lady. we'll introduce you to a woman who has given shelter to hundreds, like 700 stray cats. and amber sullins from our phoenix affiliate is out on the

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♪ well, is she crazy, a crazy cat lady or a woman of extraordinary generosity in the 19 years since l he nai dedicated her life to saving cats she has rescued and found homes for more than 18 thousand felines and though she can't find a home for them she keeps hem herself. 700 at last count. >> when i was a little girl, all i ever wanted was a kitten. and my mom wouldn't let me have o one. i bet she's sorry now. >> reporter: she eventually got her kitten and a whole lot more. >> i've got captain hook, cisco, scooter, crystal, j.j., ozzy and harriet, ringo, big roger, little roger.

forrest gump. jeanie, ginger, cookie, candy and tucker. i have 700 cats. >> reporter: welcome to the cat house where in every corner, under every bush in every tree in every room there are cats and cats and more cats. >> if i were a cat, this is where i'd be. >> reporter: she has turned her moment into an enormous 12,000 acre no kill cat sanctuary. a not for profit organization that takes in the cats that no one else wants. >> when you see a box out here in the morning, you know darned well no good can come of this. what have we got here? oh, look at you. >> reporter: it is an enormous operation. just to feed the cats alone. >> feeding time. >> reporter: requires massive resources. >> hi, guys. >> just feed yourself. who needs me? a staff of 25. >> i need to feed them. >> reporter: a thousand pounds

of dry kibbel a week and a nearly budget that tops $200,000 and it is a tough life but the life she chose. she was once a beauty queen, once married to a millionaire. they had a giant home. a ferrari. >> and i was never more miserable. >> reporter: they divorced and she focused her energy on her true passion. that year alone she rescued 96 cats and found homes for all 96. the following year she rescued even more but ended up with 35 that she couldn't place. so she kept them. her mercedes-benz, she sold it to buy kennels. her two carat diamond ring. that paid for the fences and her five bedroom home. she gave it up to the cats. her family thought she was crazy. >> anyone that would give that home over to the cats has to be a crazy cat lady. >> reporter: she disagrees. >> i'm not crazy. what i do is crazy.

>> reporter: what she does is save lives. nearby fresno, california, shelters are forced to kill nearly 200 cats a day. she and her team try to take in as many as they can. they take the ones that they believe they can find homes for. >> oh. >> reporter: then they also take the ones they just can't bear to let go. >> these are awfully pretty. my goodness. look at this pretty face. >> reporter: in the one week we followed her she performed emergency cpr on a tiny severely malnourished kitten. >> name him tyson because she's a fighter. >> reporter: took in an aging cat with a giant tumor. >> we'll do our best. we'll give him a fighting chance. >> i appreciate it. >> reporter: on this trip took home 15 animals. she only had the budget to take in six. >> i envision the day when i have fewer cats than what i have right now. for them to go down instead of up. >> reporter: for her the goal is not more cats in her home, it's more cats with real homes.

>> if every one of these guys could get home, i would be happy. >> pretty amazing. for dog lovers she has saved 5,000 dogs, the lady with 700 cats airs july 30 ott national geo wild. >> i have to say good for her. good for her. she's saved an extraordinary number of lives. >> probably not so good forhe neighbors. >> she has a fence. >> that's true. >> a lot of cats in there, dan. >> good for her. coming up on "good morning america" "your week in three words." i'm phil mickelson, pro golfer. if you have painful, swollen joints, i've been in your shoes. one day i'm on p of the world... the next i'm saying... i have this thing called psoriatic arthritis. i had some intense pain. it progressively got worse. my rheumatologist told me about enbrel. i'm surprised how quickly my symptoms have been managed.

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